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USDA 2020 corn, wheat, and soybean acreage falls short of trade estimates Washington, DC In its annual Acreage report released on June 30, the US Department of Agriculture projected that 92,006,000 acres of maize would be planted in 2020; this is an increase of 2.6% from 2019 but a decrease of 5% from the March … Read more

A new trade agreement is implemented. WASHINGTON On July 1, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was formally superseded by the United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement (UMSCA). September 2018 saw the conclusion of negotiations between the US, Mexico, and Canada for a new trade pact to replace NAFTA. US President Donald Trump signed … Read more